Development process improvement/Notes 08 09 2010

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Tools Discussion[edit]

Date: August 9, 2010
Attendees: Alolita Sharma, Guillaume Paumier, Priyanka Dhanda

What we need to move this project forward[edit]

  • We do not have a documented process.
  • Bugzilla can us 70% of what we need if properly configured. We are not using it right.
  • We need a separate tool for more powerful Project management features. (Either a bugzilla extension, a mediawiki extension or a something completely different)
  • Alolita: What our development process should look like
    • 3-week sprints in which there's a 2-week dev period (specific tasks) and 1 week of documentation / QA / communication

Things to consider while making a decision about the PM tool[edit]

  • At every stage of the project / at any given time, we need to be able to know the status of the project
  • PM tool: only internal? open to the community? the data would be public, but the tool may be mostly used by EPMs etc.
  • Competence in hosting it ourselves? (e.g. teambox)
  • Consider writing a MediaWiki extension for better integration with bugzilla
  • Can Semantic Mediawiki do what we need?
  • Would be mostly driven by our requirements, but we should evaluate how much effort it would be to make it work for other people (ask KDE?)
  • CC Teamspace:
    • They built a workflow-based system (for fundraising & HR, not for development tasks) by writing a layer on top of Semantic Mediawiki
    • What they liked about SMW:
      • terminology was non technical (compared to MW & bugzilla)
      • easier to understand for a non technical audience
    • But they struggled with implementation and have stopped using it over time and moved to CiviCRM

Action Items[edit]

High priority[edit]

  • [done] Priyanka: Create a prototype bugzilla on project2.
  • Use it to manage this PM Tools project.
  • Guillaume: put together Requirements document, consolidate, pretty diagram mapping out the dev process
  • [done] Guillaume: ask Robla if the process document can be published on mw.o: not yet, polishing is still needed
  • Priyanka: pull up documentation & emails (bugzilla mailing list) etc. into http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Process_improvement (subpages or links etc.)
  • Guillaume: plan semi-weekly update Mondays and Wednesdays.

Then[edit]

  • Get help from Guy Pyrzak who uses a customised version of bugzilla at NASA for PM and is the lead UI designer of bugzilla. Evaluate his recommendation for bugzilla settings for PM.
  • Reflect a test workflow in Bugzilla
  • Guillaume: reach out to Ryan Lane about SMW
  • Decide on a tool for ProjectManagement/reporting.

Useful Links[edit]

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